Eye-shield.



No. 886,209. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

G. EIHENRY.

' EYE SHIELD.

APIPLIOLTIOI FILED 10V. 18. 1907.

W/TNE SSE S WVENTOR yz .sr' I/ r 2 .29 5 M A TTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE EDMOND HENRY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

EYE-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April as, 1908.

Application filed November 18, 1907. Serial No. 402,641.

Eye-Shields, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a light, effective eye shield adapted to be worn upon the nose in the same manner as an eyeglass, or which can be quickly and conveniently adjusted to the bow section of an eyeglass or the bridge of spectacles in such manner that the attachment can be readily removed when desired.

It isa further purpose of the invention to provide an attachment to eyeglasses or spectacles, that will comfortably support a shield above the lenses in such position as to protect the eyes from the rays of light in or out doors, and which in many instances will serve the purpose of smoked glasses.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying draw' s forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an eyeglass and the improved shield applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the bridge section of a pair of spectacles and the applied attachment; Fig. 3 1s a vertical section taken actically on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 Fig. 4 IS a detail perspective view of the shield support shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the detached shield; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the shield support,

adapted for direct clamping engagement with the nose of the wearer.

A represents the lenses of an eye-glass, A

useful for preventing the direct rays of light from reaching the eyes. The shield is longitudinally bowed, its under face bemg 'concaved and its upper face convexed, and

the rear longitudinal edge 12 of the said shield is concaved so as to fit comfortably to the forehead, while the forward edge 11 is more or less convexed, but I do not confine myself to any particular formation of shield. At the under central portion ofthe shield, an attaching device 13 is located, being secured transversely of the shield, and this attaching device is preferably in the form of a spring hook, as is illustrated, the bill 13 of the hook facing forwardly.

The device O employed for supporting the shield B, and removably attaching it to the bow A, is illustrated in detail in Fig. 4. It consists of a top member 14 adapted to be slipped between the body and the bill of the said attaching device 13, and downwardly extending side members 15, that are preferably of less width than the upper horizontal member 14, and the said side members 15 at their lower ends are bowed or curved outwardly in opposite directions, as is shown at 15 in said Fig. 4, and jaws 16 are provided at the lower end portions of the curved sections 15. of the said supporting device C, which jaws are in the nature of lugs that extend inwardly from the side edges of the curved sections 15 of the attachment, as is also clearly shown in Fig. 4.

In making the application of the attachment to eye-glasses, the curved portions'15 of the support 0, are carried overand made to conform to the outer faces of the bow A at the top and at the sides, the spurs constituting the jaws 16 extending inward at the side edges of the lower or curved sections of the said bow A ,as is clearly shown in Fig. 1. The shield is then attached to the support Cby causing its attaching device 13 to receive the upper member 14 of the support.

The form of the support is slightly varied for attachment to spectacles, and this formof the support is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, wherein the support consists of an upper horizontal member 17 adapted to be received by the hook on the shield in the manner that has been described, and side members 18,

that extend in opposite directions from the 1 upper member 17, and are then carried downwardv slightly with a forwardly inclination, as is shown at 19 in the said Fig. 2, and at the lower ends of the sections 19 of the support shown in Fi 2, outwardly extending jaws are provide which are also in the nature of spurs, and'in making the application of the support to the spectacles, t e jaws 20 are made to receive between them at each side of the support, the lenses A where the said lenses connect with the bridge or nose iece A, the members of the 'aws extendinga ove and below the terminals 10 of the said nose or bridge piece.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated a support adapted to carry the shield B and to be applied directly to the nose. This form of support consists of an upper member 21, that corresponds to the members 14 and 17 in the construction hereinbefore described, and side meinbers'22 that extend down from the upper member 21, which side members are curved outwardly in opposite directions at their upper portions, and are curved more or less inwardly at their lower portions or terminals, as'is illustrated at 23 in said Fig. 6, and nose clamps 24 of any suitable or approved construction, are either made integral-with the terminal portions of the support shown in Fig. 6, or are attached thereto, so that when the said sup ort shown in Fig. 6 is attached to the shielr B, by forcing the "support over the bridge of the nose it will be retained in position in like manner as eyeglasses. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. A shield for the eyes having an attaching device secured to its lower face and comprising a sprin member, and means'for supporting the said shield upon the nose of the wearer, the said means comprising a support having a member for engagement with the sprin member of the attaching device, to remova ly hold the support in connection with the shield.

2. A shield for the eyes having an attaching device on its under face, and means for supporting the said shield upon the nose of the wearer, the said means comprising a s ring support having a top member removably connected with the attaching device, and side members. extending from the top member and provided at their ends with jaws.

3. A shield for the eyes comprising a support consisting of a spring material bent upon itself to forman upper member and side members, the side members terminating in jaws, and a shield adapted to be carried by said support, which shield is provided with a spring connecting member at its lower portion adapted for removable engagement with the u filer member of the support.

4. e combination with a' shield for the eyes, provided on its under central portion wlth a spring attaching device, of a spring support for the shield provided with aws,

the said support being constructed to engage said attaching device on the shield.

5. The combinationwith a shield for the eyes, of an attaching device comprising a s ring hook secured to the under face of the s iel and having its bill facing forwardly, and a spring support for the shield adapted to removab y secure it in osition, the said support having a top mem er adapted to' be slipped between the body and bill of the hoo and side members extending downward from the top member and provided at their lower ends with j aws.

6. The combination with a pair of lenses for the eyes, and the connecting piece, of a support removably connected wlth said connecting piece and extending upwardly therea from, said support consisting of a spring material bent upon itself to form an upper mem her and side members, the side members terminating in jaws for the rece tion of the said connecting piece, and a shie d adapted to be lower portion adapted for removable engagement with the upper member of the su port. 7. The combination with a pair of enses for the eyes, and the connecting piece, of a spring supporting device having side members adapted to be removably connected with said connecting piece, and a to member conmeeting the side members, an a shield having a spring attaching device secured thereto, andadapted to receive the said top member of the spring supporting device, the said shield being located over the said lenses.

8. The combination with a shield for the eyes, of means for supporting the said shield above the eyes, the said means includ' a spring attaching device secured to the shie d, and a spring supporting device having a member ada ted for removable engagement with the said attaching device.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

GEO

T. H. REED, J. J. MALLOY. 

